UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 07 April 2008 -- Conagua, Mexico's national water authority, recently approved a budget of 1.8bn pesos (US$168mn) for sanitation and infrastructure projects along the Balsas River. 

The river flows through eight states in the country's central region. It is one of the country's longest rivers. It is used as a source of hydro-electric power and irrigation.

The funds will complement the 3.5bn pesos contributed by the state and municipal governments.

Additionally, the Mexican federal government is analyzing a proposed bill that would allow Conagua to allocate resources from the Balsas River for human consumption in those areas that are plagued by a limited access to water.  

This proposal would temporarily reverse a 1966 prohibition order banning concessions of water from the Balsas River.

Furthermore, the proposed bill also involves modifying aspects of the Mexican federal law that governs the discharge of wastewater into the country's water reserves.

As outlined by the proposed bill, each peso that a municipality pays in wastewater discharge rights will be matched by the federal government to be invested in infrastructure and sanitation works.

The proposed bill also contemplates private participation in sanitation projects, permitting municipal and state entities to offer concessions to the private sector to finance the construction of potable water and sanitation plants.

Conagua has also signed agreements with Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala states to provide and allocate funds for sanitizing the Balsas tributaries of Apatlaco, Atoyac and Zapahuac, in the country's central region.

Labels: United Nations, U.N., MaximsNews WATER, water, sanitation, water and sanitation, water news, Mexico, infrastructure project, Balsas River, water pollution, drinking water, potable water, sanitation plant, Conagua, international news, water management, Kathy Shandling

 

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